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Clinical Disease Characteristics and Suggested Algorithm for Diagnostic Evaluation of Patients With Symptoms of Polymyalgia Rheumatica

#Diagnosis
Clinical Disease ... and Suggested Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology ... #Algorithm #GCA ... Polymyalgia #Rheumatica #GiantCell
Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Visual Symptoms/Loss or
Vasculitis Management Algorithm ... Symptoms/Loss or Critical ... @MithuRheum #GiantCell ... ACR2021 #Guidelines #algorithm ... #rheumatology
ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
There are many definitions, but most come down to the presence of granulomas (pathologically or
ANCA-Associated ... pathologically or clinically ... polyangiitis (GPA ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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> PR3 60% • GPA ... bullous or vesicular eruption ... and branches • GCA ... vasculitis, and SLE ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Induced Lupus vs SLE ... to 1:1 F:M • Clinical ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... #comparison #table ... #rheumatology #
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
) Suspect: Clinical ... macular, patchy eruption ... Non-autoimmune rheumatologic ... vein thrombosis Hematologic ... Erythematosus #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
diseases, such as SLE ... Elevated ESR and CRP GCA ... develop in pts with GCA ... bullous or vesicular eruption ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Cryoglobulinemia Summary

Cryoglobulins:
 • Cryoglobulins are Igs in the serum that precipitate in vitro at temperatures below
Syndrome: • Clinical ... diseases: - 10% SLE ... DDX: • ANCA (Antineutrophil ... erythematosus (SLE ... classification #rheumatology
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
the most common clinical ... cases such as: • SLE ... Polyarteritis Nodosa, GCA ... Diagnosis: • Clinical ... Polychondritis #rheumatology